Stars Love Bargains, Too: Katie Holmes's Gap Blouse

Katie Holmes has a wardrobe of enviable items, from her Armani dresses to her Balenciaga bags. So when we saw this photo of her and husband Tom Cruise out to dinner in L.A., we couldn’t believe our eyes — Katie is wearing the Rodarte Trapeze Top from the new Gap Design Edition collection. We thought the collection was totally cool, and we love the way that Katie paired her simple $68 white cotton shirt with a black pencil skirt and sexy Christian Louboutin peep-toe pumps — a classic mix of high and low. Unfortunately, the shirt has sold out on the Gap website, but you can still purchase them in stores or check out the selection on Ebay.

i agree with mary, i think she looks like she’s always playing dressup because she dresses a lot older than her age. since getting married, she tends to dress in very monotone, conservative pieces. yes, she does look elegant a lot of the time, but sometimes she just looks matronly. but atleast she doesn’t look tarty or cheap.

Natalie
on April 25th, 2007

I think she dresses older because her facial features are younger. Facially, she looks about 23. She’s gotta balance it out.

I always think she looks beautiful. Safe, yes. but at least that way she keeps herself out of contreversy.

I also think being with her husband has done WONDERS for her. I’ve never seen her as happy, and smile as much as she has in the last two years. She is a HAPPY HAPPY woman!!

Summy
on April 25th, 2007

What’s wrong with buying something that isn’t thousands of dollars and completely overpriced. All those couture outfits, they’re still just plain old fabric. All your buynig is the name. So when you see a GAP top on a CELEBRITY, it’s OH MY GOD she’s sluming! You go Katie, you’d look good in something from the Dollar Store!

Marcella
on April 25th, 2007

She does not shop all the time when the other 85% of her life is not captured by photogs.She’s a mom,busy supporting Tom’s charities and working on her movie. I like Katie as an actress,her style and her attitude-personality.
She’s like the modern day Audrey Hepburn.

jk
on April 25th, 2007

Is anyone else bothered by the fact that $68 is presented as cheap ?? I don’t know about everyone else but I can’t afford to spend that kind of money on every shirt I own. I shop at the Gap a lot, but to me, that shirt is too expensive to buy. Even though we may like nice, designer clothes, we can’t all drop hundred of dollars in the blink of an eye on something as fleeting as fashion. Stick with the classic looks that look good on you and show off your features and assets, and add touches and accessories to make it not seem out of date.

Crystal Beach girl
on April 25th, 2007

She does look older then her age but Tom now looks younger since he married her b/c he wears his hair a little longer and he has bangs.

style_editor
on April 25th, 2007

the gap shirt is a trend but here, just so plainly ugly. it makes Katie, who is naturally quite a lovely looking woman, look shapeless and pretty boring. the way the clownish gap shirt has been paired up makes her torso look too long in comparison to her body. shape up and quit buying into Vogue’s attempt to sell the underwhelming Rodarte line as being something of substance! (read Cathy Horyn’s NYT blog on the undeserving Rodarte — she’s gets it!)

Alice
on April 25th, 2007

I like her classic style. I’d much rather see this than the other pantyless celebrities we usually see.

Jen
on April 25th, 2007

I think Katie is becoming a fashion icon, she has her own style. I love her shoes and bags collection and whenever I see a new picture of her the first thing I do is check what kind of bag and shoes she is wearing.
I agree with the person who said she’s like the modern day Audrey Hepburn.
I also think $68 for a Gap top is not cheap.